Filmherbst II - "Apocalypse Now"

In the organizer's words:

CINEMA: "Apocalypse Now" by Francis Ford Coppola
(Orig.: Apocalypse Now)

Thursday, October 30, 2025, start: 7:30 pm
!!! EARLIER START DUE TO OVERLENGTH !!!
(Admission: 19:00)

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FEATURE SERIES "New Hollywood ... The Reinvention of American Cinema" (2/3)
FILM
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Coppola's film combines war, madness and philosophy to create a cinematic masterpiece

Each with a short introduction and subsequent discussion

"Apocalypse Now" (Apocalypse Now)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola; USA 1979; "153 minutes (cinema version); German dubbed version; anti-war film;

Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" is more than a war film - it is a cinematic epic that stages the Vietnam War as a mirror of the human psyche. Loosely based on Joseph Conrad's novella "Heart of Darkness", the plot follows Captain Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen), who is tasked with eliminating the renegade Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando). The journey takes Willard deep into the jungles of Cambodia and confronts him with the madness of war and the darkness of the human soul.

Coppola's production combines surreal images with a dense atmosphere, supported by Vittorio Storaro's award-winning camerawork and the haunting soundtrack. The film explores the moral ambivalence of war and the fragility of the human psyche. The production was characterized by enormous challenges, including natural disasters, health problems of the actors and logistical difficulties, which made filming an adventure in itself.

"Apocalypse Now" was awarded the Palme d'Or in Cannes and received two Oscars. The film is considered a milestone of New Hollywood cinema and influenced numerous subsequent works. Coppola's work remains an impressive example of the fusion of literature, philosophy and cinema.

"New Hollywood - The dawn of modern cinema"

The Easy Rider - Apocalypse Now - Annie Hall film series takes us back to the creative heyday of American cinema in the 60s and 70s - New Hollywood. These films arose from the rebellious spirit of a generation that questioned traditional structures and developed new, independent narrative forms. Whether the search for freedom in Dennis Hopper's classic road movie, Francis Ford Coppola's oppressive journey into the abysses of human nature or Woody Allen's intelligent, melancholy analysis of love: all three works show the striving for authentic expression and are still milestones of a cinematic modernity that challenges and inspires the viewer.

New Hollywood opened doors for subsequent generations of filmmakers who dared to bring their own, sometimes provocative stories to the screen. Without the courage of that era to break with traditional narrative patterns and address social taboos, today's films by directors such as David Fincher, Greta Gerwig or Wes Anderson would be unthinkable. The narrative freedom, the ambivalence of the characters and the stylistic diversity that seem self-evident today are the lasting achievements of this artistic revolution - a revolution whose reverberations can still be felt in every sophisticated film.

Screening in German dubbed version

Free admission - a donation for Höchberg culture is requested.

Film starts at 7:30 pm !!!!, admission from 7 pm

The two Höchberg residents Ingo Petzke, film professor, and Dirk Baierlipp, designer & photographer (DBDB) and film enthusiast, have initiated the films in the Kulturscheune and will guide you through the evening.

INFO

Trailer (German):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lesdywfr2xY

More about the movie:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now

The director:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ford_Coppola

MEDIA

Flyer, trailer, movie stills

THE FILMHERBST 2025:

2025.01 - Thu., Sept. 25, 2025 - 8:00 p.m.
"Easy Rider"
(Orig.: Easy Rider); Director: Dennis Hopper; USA 1969; 95 minutes; German dubbed version; Drama

2025.02 - Thu., Oct. 30, 2025 - 7:30 p.m. !!!
"Apocalypse Now"

(Orig.: Apocalypse Now); Francis Ford Coppola; USA 1979; "153 minutes (theatrical version); German dubbed version; anti-war film;

2025.03 - Thu., Nov. 27, 2025 - 8:00 p.m.
"The Urban Neurotic"
(Orig.: Annie Hall); Woody Allen; USA; 1977; 93 minutes; German dubbed version; comedy

And the 2026 film winter continues in January, February and March 2026. Stay tuned!

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Where: Kulturscheune Höchberg, Wallweg 3, 97204 Höchberg
Organizer: Market Höchberg
Info: www.kulturscheune-hoechberg.de
Free admission, donation for local cultural work requested.